Management
Favorite Pizza Inn pizza:
Bacon Cheeseburger on New York Crust
Charles R. Morrison, 41, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on December 13, 2007. Mr. Morrison was previously appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company in January 2007 and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Morrison was with Metromedia Restaurant Group from 2004 through 2006, serving as President for Steak and Ale and The Tavern Restaurants and also previously serving as Chief Financial Officer for Steak and Ale and Ponderosa Restaurants, which were each divisions of Metromedia. Prior to that he was Vice President of Finance for Kinko's, Inc.
Nancy Ellefsonnellefson@pihq.com
VP of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer
Favorite Pizza Inn pizza:
Pepperoni on Crispy Thin Crust
Nancy Ellefson, 53, was appointed Vice President of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer on June 23, 2008. Since January 2005, Ms. Ellefson had worked as a consultant for Apex Restaurant Group and Preferred Restaurant Services. Ms. Ellefson served from December 1999 to December 2004 as the Corporate Controller and Vice President of Finance for Furr's Restaurant Group, Inc. (a publicly traded company), and Buffet Partners, L.P., and from January 1998 to January 1999 as Controller of Toscorp, Inc.
Madison Jobe mjobe@pihq.com
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Favorite Pizza Inn pizza:
Bacon Cheeseburger on New York Crust
Madison Jobe was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2010. Prior to joining Pizza Inn as Vice President of Development in February 2009, Mr. Jobe was Vice President of Franchise Development for Stockade Companies, LLC from May 2004 to February 2009 developing the Sirloin Stockade® and Montana Mike's Steakhouse® brands. From 2001 to May 2004 Mr. Jobe was Vice President of Franchise Development for Ruby's Diner, Inc®. Prior to that he has served as Chief Operating Officer for Shakey's Pizza®, Vice President of Red Robin Restaurants® and held senior positions in franchise development and operations for Fuddruckers®. Mr. Jobe has over 30 years experience in the industry, on both the franchisor and franchisee sides of the business.
Dino Chavez dchavez@pihq.com
Director of Franchise Development
Favorite Pizza Inn pizza:
Pepperoni with Extra Jalapenos on Crispy Thin Crust
Effective April, 2010, Dino Chavez has been appointed Director of Franchise Development, reporting directly to Madison Jobe. Mr. Chavez is an experienced franchise development executive with over 25 years of progressive franchise operations and development experience with large restaurant chains including Sbarro's®, Fuddruckers®, Chuck E Cheese Pizza®, and MooYah Burgers®.